First
of all, I want to thank all of the guest authors who appeared on the blog this
year (well, last year and this year…LOL).
It’s been a real treat to have you all visit. I have enjoyed getting to know you and seeing
samples of your work. A lot of you have
offered really good advice, advice I hope aspiring writers use in their
journeys. That, after all, was the real
aim of Writing in the Modern Age – to not only show what the writing journey is
like these days, but to help writers at any stage in their careers. With our guest articles, writing tips in
interviews, even comments given about the steps they took to be successful, I
think there is a lot to offer for anyone browsing through the blog. And with the launch of poetry spotlights, we
suddenly got a flash into the minds of poets from time to time. Take a moment to browse through our
interviews, guest articles and poetry.
You won’t be sorry and you may find a new favorite author. I am proud to
call these Writing in the Modern Age authors, or #WritModAge as our hashtag
says on Twitter.

It
has been a really exciting ride. And the
success of the Writing in the Modern Age blog would be nothing without its
readers. Whether they came as loyal
followers or to simply check it out from a social networking link, we have had
over 36,000 page views, and numerous followers by Google and by email. I am still surprised by the comments on the
blog posts. Sometimes they are directly
on the blog, thanking the author for their insights, or just a comment on
Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Either
way, I feel blessed by the wonderful participation from our readers. So, thank you all for making this a great
year of having guest authors on the blog!

As
a
thank you, we’ve all put together a big multi-author book giveaway. We
have 38 participating authors and 54 books to give away. We have
something for everyone, encompassing many different genres such as
science fiction, mysteries, thrillers, paranormal/urban fantasy,
romance, non-fiction, women's fiction, fantasy, new adult, erotica,
literary fiction, drama, and young adult or children's books. Below you
will see each book listed under the
author as well as a blurb and buy link for more information. Also
included are the genre, format and
number of copies available. To make this
giveaway more interesting, we’re ONLY picking winners based on their
comments
on this post.

If
you’d like to be
considered in the giveaway and get the chance to win a book or books,
please comment
below. Instead of telling us which book
you want, please give us a range of different of genres you’re willing
to accept. The same goes for a genre you absolutely don't want to
read. Please say so. We want this giveaway to be as fair and
random as possible, but if you don’t give us a range of genres you like
or are willing to read, then some of
those books won’t be given out and that would be a real shame for the
authors
involved. These talented writers have
given us their time and copies of their books.
And please don’t be shy. If you
like erotica, just say so. If you’d like
to remain anonymous in that case, just leave your first name and your
email in
the comments and we will contact you with further details. Oh, that
reminds me. Although the blog does allow anonymous
comments, please do give us contact details.
It is a lot of work to hunt down winners on various social
networks. And we want to locate the right
person. At least give your email so that
we can find you to send your book along.

So,
readers, let’s make this anniversary of Writing in the Modern Age great. Get your comments posted and we’ll do a
random drawing for winners next week.
You have the chance to win a book or, in some cases, lots of books! As always, happy reading and thanks for being
a part of this milestone on Writing in the Modern Age! This is a fabulous giveaway but to win you must go to the link below and leave a comment. Also, when you go to this link you will see all the books, complete with blurbs!

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Blurb:
Growing up on an island paradise isn’t as easy as one might think.
Sugar is infatuated with the boy next door, worried she won't make
the cheerleading squad, and even more worried that she will. She is
paranoid that because of the horrendous scar on her face, no one
really expects her to succeed at anything. Her sister is smart, her
mother is a legendary model, and her father is a famous artist. Her
family’s success sets a high bar for her to live up to.

Everything
changes for Sugar when a plastic surgeon removes her scar. The
surgery makes her beautiful, but she makes the shocking discovery
that being beautiful can be awful. When she finally discovers who she
is, and what she wants from life, it nearly destroys her tightly knit
family. She must confront abuse, an elopement, loss, and a secret her
father has kept from her all her life. Sugar is struggling to pull
everything together and find her own version of 'Happily Ever After'.

Author
Bio: Jennifer Macaire lives in France with her husband, three
children, & various dogs & horses. She grew up in upstate New
York, Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. She graduated from St. Peter and
Paul highschool in St. Thomas and moved to NYC where she modelled for
five years for Elite. She went to France and met her husband at the
polo club. All that is true. But she mostly likes to make up
stories.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Blurb: Being only one-fourth shape shifter, jaguar-human Rhea Griffin hopes to skip her mating heat altogether. But no such luck. It's coming, and it's coming soon. Good news is that advancements in technology have made it so she doesn't have to turn into a total ho-bag and want sex from every male within a fifty-mile radius. She can take a nifty little injection for a couple of weeks to quell the "urges." But bad news is the nifty little injection ends up being a dud. And Rhea needs sex. Lots of it.
Bear shifter, Brick Lowery was only supposed to come over to the Griffin house to keep his best good buddy Rhea company during her confinement time. But when everything goes south and Rhea needs a man to satisfy her mating heat before she suffers in agony, maybe even to the point of death, it's suddenly up to him to make sure she gets exactly what she needs. Except Brick's secretly been in love with Rhea since he was thirteen and this is not at all how he planned to win her over.
Excerpt: Brick sauntered forward, his large muscle-packed body surprisingly graceful for a bear. Brick had always been attractive. After he’d grown into some of his body parts, he’d probably become the best-looking boy in their class. But his looks had never made her want to reach out and just stroke his skin before...not like they did now.
An intense tingling spread up the insides of her legs as he drew close and knelt beside her, setting his gaming system between them.
With his head bent slightly and his attention in the cardboard box as he fished around for the right cables he needed, she studied the side of his face, suddenly wanting to just...lick him.
“Okay, we need to plug this one in first, into the...” His words drifted off as he lifted his face. Nostrils flaring, he gazed at her for a moment before his eyes fell to her lips.
When heat flooded her from head to toe, her sex cramped and went moist. He dropped his attention even lower to her breasts where they strained against her shirt, the nipples poking out the front of the pale cotton.
A hoarse groan left his throat. Lifting his hand slowly, he reached out a single digit and barely brushed the back of his index finger over the thin material. If he’d have licked her bare, straining nipple and then bitten it, Rhea didn’t think she would’ve felt the impact of his touch any more intensely than she did now.
With a moan, she threw back her head and squeezed her eyes shut. Heat pulsed between her legs. She wanted him there. Right now. Inside her. Deep, so deep inside her.
As if reading her mind, Brick asked, “Have you ever wondered what my cock would feel like buried in your pussy?” His voice was low and raspy. It shot another sizzling current of electricity through her.
Meeting his gaze, she opened her mouth to tell him—beg, demand, whatever it took—to take off his clothes and get inside of her that very instant. But her mother’s voice at the top of the stairs made her jolt and wrench herself away from him.
He stepped back too and glanced away guiltily, just as Riley Griffin popped her head out of the stairwell and joined them in the den. “Rhea, dinner’s ready if you’re—oh! Brick, you’re already here. Good. You’re welcome to dinner too, dear.”
He cleared his throat and bowed his head. “Thanks, Mrs. G. I’d love some. Can’t feed a bear like me enough, you know.”
“Well, both of you come on up.”
When Brick moved to follow her as Rhea’s mother started back up the stairs, Rhea hesitated, glancing at Brick’s perfect form. Now that he was all the way across the room, she didn’t want him quite as badly.
And it struck her what had just happened. Shit. Her mating heat really was starting.
“Mom?” she called, her voice trembling slightly. “I think...I think I should have my first injection now.”
Brick tensed and paused, but he didn’t turn to look at her.
Eyes wide with surprise, her mother did turn around, though. “Oh! Really? Damn, I wish females could smell another female’s heat. I would’ve already known that. I’m sorry, honey. Let’s get you taken care of, then.” As she came back down the steps, she glanced at Brick.
He refused to meet her gaze as he shrugged. “I must be too diluted of a shifter to notice it yet.”
Rhea knew he was lying; he’d definitely felt something. He’d been just as ready to get kinky as she’d been. She waited a second before her mother entered the back room before meeting Brick’s dark gaze and mouthing the word, “Liar.”
“I want to fuck you. Hard,” he mouthed right back, lifting his eyebrows in direct challenge.
For a moment, she was tempted. Two weeks of constant sex with Brick sounded pretty damn good right about now. She could almost feel his hands on her breasts, cupping her and squeezing, his hot open mouth on her throat and his cock shoved deep, pumping through her sex and bumping against her g-spot, over and over again, until—
“Rhea? Are you coming?” her mother called.

Author Bio: Miranda lives with her wonderful, Brad-Pitt-lookalike husband (hey, they're both blond-haired and blue-eyed) and adorable still-needs-to-learn-the-meaning-of-NO toddler daughter on their spacious corn-field-and-cow-pasture-front property in Kansas. Librarian by day and author by night, she is also published in YA and contemporary mainstream romance under a different pen name.

Monday, March 17, 2014

It’s
Saint Patrick’s Day! Be sure to wear green, or get pinched. Eat green-tinted
food. Say “Top o’ the morning to you!” (Actually, an Irish woman once told me
no one in Ireland says that; seems it is something of a foreign invention.) Go
out tonight, have a few drinks with friends, enjoy Irish food, have a good
time, and enjoy all things Irish.

There
is nothing wrong with all of the above. Everyone deserves to have a little fun
from time to time.

But
in the midst of all of this fun, take a moment to consider what “all things
Irish” includes.

It
includes “An Gorta Mor”—The Great Hunger of 1845-1852, when potato blight swept
across Ireland, destroying a staple of Irish diet. One million Irish men,
women, and children died of starvation and disease, and another two million
emigrated from Ireland. It was an unprecedented disaster for those times,
worsened by greed and political bungling. There were many people and
organizations who tried to help, but sometimes help is little more than a drop
in a bucket.

Among
those who sent aid in 1847 was a people who only 16 years before were uprooted
from their own homes and marched across a wilderness to an unknown, hostile
land. Hundreds, if not thousands, of men, women, and children died during their
portion of the Trail of Tears in America.

At
a tribal gathering in Indian Territory the Choctaws learned of The Great Hunger
and the dying in Ireland. Remembering what they experienced, the Choctaws dug
into their pockets and gathered $170.00 to send to a relief society in Memphis
for the Irish. The $170.00 was a drop in the bucket but it was a gift from the
heart, from one devastated people to another.

It
was a gift that was never forgotten.

In
the generations since, the Irish and the Choctaws have maintained a private and
governmental relationship. Choctaws have walked in famine memorial walks held
in Ireland, and Irish have walked in Trail of Tears memorial walks in America.

In
1995 Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990-1997), visited the Choctaw
Nation to say thank you. In 1996, during an exchange of toasts with President
Bill Clinton, she recalled the Choctaw and Irish connection:

“…The
connection with the Choctaw people goes back to just over 150 years ago – the
worst year of the great potato famine, 1847. It had begun in 1845, and the
potato crop failed. It failed again in 1846. And in 1847, that was the worst
year of starvation and emigration. And the Choctaw people who had been
displaced from their tribal lands learned about this people far away on an
island that were starving and destitute. And they raised $173.00 and sent it
for the relief of the Irish famine victims. And that has never been forgotten
in Ireland.

“And
I must say, it was for me a special moment just over a year ago to go to
Oklahoma and to specifically thank and pay that tribute to the Choctaw people for
the connection that they had made with the people of Ireland…” (Gifts of Speech
– Mary Robinson)

I
cannot explain it, but I feel a special pride about the Choctaw and Irish
connection. When I lived in Colorado Springs, a good friend of Irish descent
and I used to meet for beer and dinner on Saint Patrick’s Day. When I moved to
Las Vegas, we stayed in touch, especially sending greetings on Saint Patrick’s
Day. Unfortunately, we have lost touch. I miss Teresa. She Is a good person.

So,
on this day take a moment to consider all things Irish. Especially consider how
one people can reach out to another and thereby forge a lasting friendship.

And
consider the many “Great Hungers” and other disasters happening around the
world today. The need for one people to reach out to another continues. And
fortunately, for all of us, there are many who do reach out to others even in
the most dangerous lands, and sometimes at the risk or loss of their lives.
That says something about our humanity, and our future.

BLURB:Sergeant Jerry Stanton is a young soldier serving in the War in Iraq.
He is a gunner on a gun truck nicknamed “Lucky Bear,” one of those tireless
workhorses that escort supply convoys from camps in Kuwait to destinations scattered
throughout the war-torn country. In the early morning hours before a scheduled
mission, a dust storm howls across his camp and threatens to bring convoy
operations to a halt. Worse, the camp receives word that a gunner from his
company was killed by an IED while on a convoy mission. Unlike most soldiers,
Jerry doesn’t carry a lucky charm, but upon receiving news of the death of the
gunner, he begins to mull over/ponder the merit/virtue of a good luck
charm—only, what would work for him? Perhaps mail call will provide the answer.

EXCERPT: “People like a happy
ending.”

Sergeant
Jerry Stanton, an M4 Carbine slung across his chest, glanced at the dark form
that trudged alongside him in the hot, early morning darkness. It was all the
darker for the dust storm howling across the small camp, a dusty and sandy
convoy support center, CSC, a mile south of the Iraqi border. He placed his
hand over the tall styrofoam coffee cup from the messhall that was open at all
hours to serve those about to head out on a mission. He felt the itchy dust
filtering down his back, along his arms, and coating his fingers.

In
spite of his short time deployed to Kuwait, he had learned that dust
storms were worse than sand storms; they were hot and itchy while the sand
storms stung exposed skin and chilled the air. Breakfast was good but tasted
flat, more due to the question of whether their mission would be a go or no-go
because of the storm that roared out of the midnight darkness hours before.

“What?”

“People
like a happy ending,” the soldier repeated. He was a gunner from another gun
truck as the squat, venerable M1114 HMMWVs, which were never meant to be combat
vehicles, were called. He held up a rabbit foot that spun frantically in the
wind and added, “I like a happy ending.Especially now.” They rounded the corner of a small building, actually a
renovated mobile home trailer with a covered wooden porch lit by a bare
electric bulb. The gunner pointed to a small black flag, suspended from a log
overhang, flapping furiously in the wind.

“Oh
shit.” Jerry sighed as a cold chill raced
through him.

“It’s
been there for an hour or so,” the soldier said as he enclosed the rabbit’s
foot within both hands and brought it up to his lips as if to kiss it. He
glanced at Jerry. “I’m not superstitious, but still, I mean, there’s nothing
wrong with having a lucky charm. You know?”

“Yeah.” Jerry nodded as he watched the twisting flag. “I
know.”

The
soldier looked once more at the black flag andthen
walked toward the shower and restroom trailers beyond which were the air-conditioned sleeping tents they called home…

SS Hampton, Sr. is a
full-blood Choctaw of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a divorced grandfather to
13 wonderful grandchildren, a published photographer and photojournalist, and a
member of the Military Writers Society of America. He retired on 1 July 2013
from the Army National Guard with the rank of Sergeant First Class; he
previously served in the active duty Army (1974-1985), the Army Individual Ready
Reserve (1985-1995) (mobilized for the Persian Gulf War), and enlisted in the
Army National Guard in October 2004, after which he was mobilized for Federal active
duty for almost three years. Hampton is a veteran of Operations Noble Eagle
(2004-2006) and Iraqi Freedom (2006-2007). His writings have appeared as
stand-alone stories and in anthologies from Dark Opus Press, Edge Science
Fiction & Fantasy, Melange Books, Musa Publishing, MuseItUp Publishing, Ravenous
Romance, and as stand-alone stories in Horror Bound Magazine, The Harrow, and
River Walk Journal, among others. Second-career goals include becoming a
painter and studying for a degree in photography and anthropology—hopefully to
someday work in and photograph underwater archaeology. After 12 years of brown desert
in the Southwest and overseas, he misses the Rocky
Mountains, yellow aspens in the fall, running rivers, and a warm
fireplace during snowy winters. As of December 2011 in Las
Vegas, Nevada, Hampton officially became a homeless Iraq War
veteran.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Rachel
Connors loved her life, and her job as a manager at a ski resort in
Aspen Colorado, but after learning she was ill, she decided to take a
long needed vacation to her parent's home. This was when she met Kyle
Landers, who in her absence had moved into her parent's lives, and
before he'd even met Rachel, Kyle had decided not to like her. Kyle had
been alone in the world when Rachel's parents had taken him in; and he
couldn't understand why their ungrateful daughter had chosen to distance
herself from them.

Rachel
and Kyle grew closer, and she knew she was falling for him. Everything
changed when Rachel was scheduled to meet Kyle, but a call from her
doctor summoned her back to Aspen, telling her parents there was a
problem at work. When Kyle hears of this, he boards a plane to find her,
learning the truth of her condition. Their love blossomed but it was to
be short lived when on their flight back to the ranch the plane
crashed. Despite an extensive search, Kyle was never found, and Rachel
was forced to go on without him.

Four
years had passed, and Rachel's relationship with Marcus, her new
boyfriend, was moving to a different level, but at the same time, the
thought dead Kyle had come out of his coma; his mind lost in the events
four years earlier. After Rachel accepted Marcus' proposal, Kyle
returns, leaving Rachel with a dilemma. For four years Marcus had been
by her side, but now Kyle was back, wanting her just as much as he had
the day of the crash. She needed to get away to make her decision, so
she left for Aspen, only Kyle followed her to try to convince her that
they belonged together. Who will Rachel Chose? Is Kyle's love enough to bring her back to him?

For the "Young At Heart"

Below are stories for the older crowd. Historical western romances, contemporary romances, and a paranormal romance! There is also a family drama and a non-fiction on my experience with solar. Just keep scrolling down!

The Sheriff and the Miner's Daughter

Charlene arrives in Jubilee Springs with several mail order brides coming to meet their prospective husbands. When Charlene asks Jim Hawkins, the local sheriff, the whereabouts of Amos Lehman, he thinks she is a gold digger. He claims he is trying to to keep her from ruining her life by marrying a man twice her age, but when it becomes clear Amos is her father, his interest takes a different turn.

Chase's Story

Book 10 of Grandma's Wedding Quilts

Mail Order Bride - Wanted

Hannah, Bride of Iowa, Book 29 of the historic American Mail Order Bride Series

Gabe, The Thornton Trilogy, Book 1

Gabe Thornton inherits the Double Bar Ranch from good friend and neighbor Bill (Pappy) Thomas, but there are conditions. Last Will and Testament states five hundred acres have been set aside for his only niece, or interested heirs. Molly Blackburn, who knows nothing about cattle ranching, shows up to claim her inheritance. Sparks fly! Will she give up her land or will she find more than just a cattle ranch in Bastrop?

The Ornament

Twelve years ago Jim Rustle packed up and left his home in Idaho and hasn’t looked back. He gets quite an awakening when Lisa Parker, whom he hadn’t seen in all those years, breaks into a business meeting and uses some colorful adjectives to tell him just what she thinks of him. Sparks fly between the two when he decides to follow Lisa home and sees what has happened in his absence. Is the anger stemming from the present, or from the past? It’s Christmas time. Can an ornament from years past help heal betrayals that have festered for years?

Revenge, The Cowboy Way

This is a story of love, hate, and revenge. The question is, whose revenge is it?

Jesse's Find

In the middle of nowhere, Jesse Mason finds a horse, a woman and an infant. The horse is dead and the woman has been shot. Why would somebody shoot a woman with a baby? More to the point, were they still looking for her?

Jesse's Nightmare - Book Two of the Jesse Series

The snow continues to pound the Kansas plains in late March. Something is ripping apart the livestock and animals and Jesse comes home to find his wife and daughter are missing!

Jesse's Heartbreak

Jesse and Ginny Mason’s world is shattered when Amanda Hill comes to Abilene, Kansas to try and take three-year old Sarah away from them. Little Sarah’s father died before she was born and his family wants the girl to come to Pennsylvania and live with them, and they have the all the money and expertise they need to make that happen! The Hill’s can offer the little girl prominence and station in life, while all Jesse and Ginny have to give is their complete devotion. Which will the Judge choose – money or love?

Justice Comes To Saline

Black smoke billows and a whistle blares, as the steam engine pulls into Salina, Kansas, delivering the town’s new school teacher, Victoria Stone. The people of Salina are caring and do all they can to make Victoria feel welcome and her students are finding their way into her heart. Then there’s the town’s sheriff, Jim Timmons, who is getting under her skin and turning every emotion she has inside out. But the truth is, Salina didn’t pick Victoria – She picked the town of Salina. And in her bag, Victoria isn’t toting books and school supplies. There is a score to settle in Salina, Kansas, and nothing or nobody is going to deter her from putting things right.

WESTERN ROMANCES

DO YOU ENJOY HISTORICAL WESTERN ROMANCES?The Pioneer Hearts Facebook group is a wonderful place for historical western romance authors and readers to discuss their favorite stories, recipes and photos. Join the group at www.facebook.com/groups/pioneerhearts.

Blame It On The Cherry

Julie Reed and Will Parker are soul mates. All through their high school years they talked about and planned their future together. It only took one night to destroy all they had. Julie won’t listen and moves away. Was it Will that ruined their future, or did Julie not love him enough? When Will finds her again will she give him another chance or will his deception stay buried deep inside her heart?

Her Cracked Heart

A second chance for love with a ready-made family is at Stephanie Warren’s fingertips, but ghosts of the past have a strong hold. Will she turn her back on happiness or can somebody break through her shell and help heal her cracked heart?

At What Price

What will a grandmother do to protect the ones she loves?

The Unwanted Christmas Guest

Elizabeth McMurphy is an up and coming high powered attorney and is after vengence, involving one of the richest and most powerful families in Colorado. Steve York is an obnoxious reporter that thinks the ice queen has gone too far and does all he can to get under her skin. When one of the worst blizzards in history, hits CO and leaves a hurt Steve York, stranded with Elizabeth in a mountain cabin, will she must decide to either take care of him, or throw him out to fend for himself.

Dugan's Creek

A devastated Heather Stone is headed to her sister's house for some TLC after her boyfriend of 3 years breaks up with her. "I need space. There is no sizzle in our relationship!" As if things weren't bad enough, her car dies on a lonely stretch of highway and she starts walking. She's hot, thirsty, and her feet are getting blisters. A sign says Dugan's Creek. She finds soothing cold, rushing water.....and so much more! This story is NOT for the kids!

Solar - One Family's Reality

It was going to cost $100,000 to bring electricity to our property line. We decided it was a no-brainer to go green. This is our story of our trip down Solar Lane. The pros and cons, and facts and fallacies!

Fox Tots Publishing

For the "Young"

Below are books for the beginning reader to the middle grade readers. Fairy tales to fantasy to time travel adventures! I have stories for the kiddos in your lives! Just keep scrolling down!

For the Early Readers

A delightful American tale about five-year old Ethan who is in Ms. Johnson’s Kindergarten class. He is new to the school and has not made any friends. Ethan and Timmy, a boy in his class, get in a fight over a soccer ball and both boys are sent to talk to the principal, Mr. Glumb. There are stories about this principal – scary stories! Are they true? Ethan and Timmy are about to find out!

A Story For Beginning and Young Readers

Sammy Bear goes on a search for his lost tail. He meets new friends and eats some of his favorite meals along the way. Will Sammy Bear make it home with his lost tail? At the end of the story are a few of Sammy's favorite bug recipes. Enjoy them with mom and dad or fool your friends with some delicious, creepy, bug recipes.

The Wickware Sagas

Strange things happen in Miss Wickware’s seventh grade history class. Lights flash, electricity zaps throughout the classroom, radio turns on by itself! But the most puzzling is that some of the students are transported back in time and come face to face with the person or subject that they are to do a report on. When asked about these happenings, students just aren’t talking. Word on the street points to old lady Wickware, herself. Is magic involved? Is she a witch? Alien? Or just an old lady who is passionate about history? As I said, nobody’s talking.

Riches to Rags, Book 5 of the Wickware Sagas

Dylan Jones, seventh grader at Langdon Middle School lives the good life. His family has money. He gets most everything he wants. Even so, everybody likes Dylan ’cause he is a happy go lucky kid. Miss Wickware, his seventh grade history teacher, tells the class they will be studying the United States in the late 1800 for the next few weeks. Everybody will be expected to present an oral report on a subject that is drawn from a box. Dylan draws The Orphan Train. A penniless Dylan finds himself at the train station in New York in 1875 and he is as scared and unsure as the children getting ready to ride the Orphan Train. How will Dylan make it when money is nowhere to be found?

Bumped Back In Time, Book 4 of the Wickware Sagas

Sammy Brown, winner of the first junior sailing regatta for kids, ages twelve to fourteen, is walking on air Tuesday, after being absent the previous day, due to the race. Miss Wickware, her history teacher, asks Sammy to stay after class because she needs to draw a subject out of a box and give an oral report on the drawn subject. “UHG” History and Sammy are not friends, but her good mood won’t be dampened until a fall and a bump on the head sends her back to 1814. It’s her expertise in sailing that allows Francis Scott Key to rescue an imprisoned friend from a British ship that leads to a historic battle and a famous poem!

Flash to the Past, Book 3 of the Wickware Sagas

Snooty, popular, Kristy Sawyer and nerdy brainiac, Larry Peables find themselves back in the 18 Century and meet a Revolutionary War heroine, and take part in a famous battle!

Ride of a Lifetime, Book 2 of the Wickware Sagas

Seventh grader and school bully, Jim Abernathy, is less than thrilled when he draws a boring girl to do a report on. He quickly learns a touch of humility when he storms out of his history class and into 18th Century, New York, where he meets up with Sybil Ludington. She shows him exactly what bravery is!

Billy Cooper's Awesome Nightmare

Billy finds out, on a Friday afternoon, that an oral report will be due on Monday, on the subject he draws from a box. Who the heck is William Tell? He figures he will do a quick computer search on this guy and will breeze through on this assignment. All that changes when Billy meets 14th century William Tell face to face!

The Wickware Sagas

Kids of today find themselves back in time, face to face, with historical heroes

The Bearded Dude in the Puzzle

An ancient puzzle is found while cleaning an old home. As the Taylor family works on the puzzle, strange things start to happen. An evil presence is making its way to the Taylor house, intent on making sure that puzzle never gets put together, no matter the cost, and it’s up to Bobby and Andrea to make sure that it does!

Hike Up Devil's Mountain

Three boys only hope is the witch that lives on Devil's Mountain

Hike Up Devil's Mountain

When the school bully is turned into a toad, two ten year old boys must climb Devil's Mountain to find the only person who can help them. Will they survive the trip?

A Float Down the Canal

Pam Simpson gets dumped on when her mom is called into work and she has to cancel her plans to babysit her brother and his friend. The second bomb is dropped when Pam is informed her prissy cousin is also being dropped of for Pam to entertain. The worst day of her life, turns into a day she will never forget and it all starts with a float down the canal!

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I worked as an elementary school secretary for twenty-one years. I retired with my wonderful husband, to a fifty-four acre ranch, which is a constant work in progress. We live on solar and wind, which has been a real adjustment! On any given evening, the stars are an awesome sight and can be seen as far as the eye can see!